Christ the King, Saint Ferdinand was a great administrator who had very deep faith. His friendship with You inspired him to be a just ruler, and he pardoned those who attacked his throne. I ask him to pray for the leaders and administrators who have been criticized unfairly by the public, eroded of authority by power--grabbers, and persecuted by the ungodly for their Christ--like ways. Give them Your strength, Lord Jesus, and help them to forgive—and forgive again. Bring peace to their battlefields, and grant them respite when they grow weary of imitating You. Saint Ferdinand, pray for us. Amen.